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Avoid accidents and keep your family safe during the holidays by reviewing these 10 Fire Safety tips for the Holidays. 1. Install smoke detectors; change the batteries every year. Install carbon monoxide detectors and make sure those batteries are fresh too. 2. If you use your fireplace, make sure to use a fireplace screen. 3.

According to the latest report from Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center, North Texas existing home sales rose 4 percent in November. Year to date 2013 home sale numbers for the Dallas Fort Worth-North Texas area are up significantly with single family home sales of 82,234 an 18% increase over the same 11 month period

In November’s general election, Texas citizens decided to change the state constitution to allow for all Federal Housing Administration reverse mortgage products under state rule in Proposition 5. This legislation will allow the state constitution to be amended to allow for qualified applicants to use a reverse mortgage to purchase a home. Previously, homestead laws

1. Safety first. Emergency rooms are filled with home owners who lose fights with their holiday lights and fall off ladders or suffer electric shocks. To avoid the holiday black and blues, never hang lights solo; instead, work with a partner who holds the ladder. Also, avoid climbing on roofs after rain or snow. 2.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest Home Price Index (HPI) showed Texas prices are up 7.3% when compared to the same period last year. However Texas is lagging behind the U.S. in price appreciation. Nationally, prices increased 8.4 percent during the same period while Texas home prices increased 7.13 percent during the year ending in